Basic 2 Unit 6

Unit 6
Interesting People

Interview
a. Do you remember the radio interview with the inventor, Larry Patel? Mark the
correct answers.

1. What was the problem with his invention?

a. He gave them all away to his friends.

b. He can’t find them.
c. They make a noise when someone sings.

2. What did Larry mean when he said: “I still have to work on it”?

a. He needs to work hard to make more wallets.

b. He needs to sell his wallets to big stores.
c. He needs to make the wallets whistle only when they hear their owner’s voice.

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b. Larry wants to sell his product to a big company. He calls up the company’s New
Product Department and hears the following voice mail message:

“Hello, you have reached the New Product Department. If you are trying to sell
a new product, please leave a message with your name and the name of the
product. Describe the product and say why you think people need it.”

Help Larry leave a message about his new invention. You can use the words
below to help you:

wallet • whistle • sing • buy • need • millions • lose • find

Hello. My name is Larry Patel.

My product is a ______________________________________________.

It is very useful because it can ___________________________________.

If you ______________________________________________________.

Everyone ___________________________________________________.

It will make _________________________________________________.

c. Read your message to the class.

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Do It!
a. After a few months, Fritz Kole from the “Inventors Weekly” newspaper interviewed Sarah
Jenkins, the writer of “Do It”. Read the interview and answer the questions that follow.

An Interview With Sarah Jenkins

Fritz: Mrs. Jenkins, two months ago your cookbooks came out on the market. Can you
tell us a little about that?
Sarah: Well, I put a lot of money into these cookbooks, but they aren’t very successful.
Fritz: That’s terrible. How did this happen to a successful businesswoman like you?
Sarah: Well, obviously, the first thing a good cookbook must have is delicious recipes!
But that’s not enough. There are lots of good cookbooks out there. A successful
cookbook needs to be different from other cookbooks in some way. I was too busy
telling people what to do instead of just writing a successful cookbook.
Fritz: I see. So, what are your plans for the future?
Sarah: I have a new invention: it’s a house-cleaning robot.
Fritz: That sounds interesting. Do you think this time you will succeed?
Sarah: I think anything that helps people and gives them more free time will be a success.
Fritz: Well, that’s very interesting. Thank you, Mrs. Jenkins.
Sarah: You’re welcome, Fritz.

1. According to Sarah, what are two things that a cookbook needs in order to
be successful?
__________________________________________________________________
2. Why aren’t Sarah’s cookbooks successful?
__________________________________________________________________

3. What is Sarah’s latest invention?

__________________________________________________________________

4. According to Sarah, what makes a successful invention?

__________________________________________________________________

5. Do you think Sarah’s invention will be a success? Why? Why not?

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b. Match the pictures to the names of the inventions.

1. automatic ironing machine 3. musical sunglasses

2. home car-washing machine 4. electric shopping cart

A B

C D

c. Choose one of the inventions from activity b. (or think of your own invention) and
write a letter to the editor of “Inventors Weekly” describing your invention.

The Editor
Inventors Weekly
Dear Sir,
I want to tell you about my latest invention. It is called _____________________.
This invention is special because ______________________________________.
________________________________________________________________.
I think my invention will be very popular because __________________________.
Let me know what you think!
_________________________

d. Read your letter to the class. Have a class vote on the best idea.

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Movie Star
a. Here are some sentences people can say when they are discussing a famous person.
Mark which sentences express a positive opinion and which express
a negative opinion.
Positive Negative

1. I think he’s the greatest.

2. He’s the worst actor I know!

3. Well, to me he’s terrible.

4. Well, I like him.

5. She can’t sing. She just shouts!

6. He won an Oscar last year for

best actor, so he must be good.

b. Larry and his friend Keiko are discussing a famous rock star. Keiko likes the rock star,
but Larry doesn’t. Write a dialogue between them. Use the phrases from activity a. to
help you.
Isn’t that...
Keiko: ________________________________________________________

Larry: ________________________________________________________

Keiko: ________________________________________________________

Larry: ________________________________________________________

Keiko: ________________________________________________________

Larry: ________________________________________________________

c. Practice your dialogue with a partner.

d. Discuss your favorite celebrities with your partner. Whom do you both like? Whom do
you both dislike? Whom don’t you agree on?

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Past Simple
a. You are interviewing the actor Robert Richman from the computer lesson. Read his
answers and then write your questions.
You: When ____________________________________________________?
Robert: I started my acting career when I was nine years old.
You: Why _____________________________________________________?
Robert: I liked being a child actor because I loved all the attention.
You: When ____________________________________________________?
Robert: I got my first serious acting job as an adult in the movie, “A Long Road to Walk”.
You: What _____________________________________________________?
Robert: I won an Oscar for “The Hero of the West”. It’s my favorite movie.
You: When ____________________________________________________?
Robert: I wrote my autobiography two years ago. It was very successful! Everyone
wants to know about the life of Robert Richman!

b. Write about Robert Richman. Use the sentences from activity a. to help you.

Robert Richman

Robert Richman was born in 1965. He started his acting career when...
_________________________________________________________________

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_________________________________________________________________

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